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About 80% of consumers think restaurants need to feature more fresh produce, and 82% of restaurant operators plan to heed the call and feature fruits and vegetables more prominently in coming years, says Maeve Webster, senior director at Datassential. Local produce, healthy dining and greater diversity of dishes are on the menu this weekend at the Produce Marketing Association Foodservice Conference & Expo.

A $1.3 billion merger of Nash Finch and Spartan Stores will create $300 million in value for shareholders of the grocery distributors, Nash Finch CEO Alec Covington says. "I don't think I could provide that level of value to shareholders with any other strategic move," Covington said.